National Association Of County And City Health Officials
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Amicus Brief Filed Against Legal Challenge from Tobacco Industry
WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Twenty-five leading public health organizations today announced that they have filed an amicus curiae (friend of the court) brief supporting New York City's groundbreaking tobacco retail signage law against a challenge from the tobacco industry. The groups, ranging from the American Medical Association to the National Association of County and City Health Officials, to the Tobacco Control Legal Consortium, all are committed to fighting for the good health of New Yorkers, by having anti-tobacco posters be displayed at retail outlets where tobacco products are sold.
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The Yakima Health District is getting grants worth $190,000 that will allow it to focus on multiyear efforts to reduce chronic diseases and health risk factors by collaborating with Valley communities.
The grants are from the National Association of County and City Health Officials and the Washington Department of Health.
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The American health care system gets an "F" when it comes to acting on a handful of prevention methods that have the potential to save the most lives.
That failing grade came from Dr. Thomas Frieden, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in a Wednesday speech to members of the National Association of County and City Health Officials gathered here for their annual conference at Cook Convention Center.
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A $10,000 federal award will help a team of volunteers with the city Health Department's Medical Reserve Corps get the training it needs to assist the community in the event of a pandemic flu outbreak or Category 5 hurricane.
The money, awarded to the city this month by the U.S. surgeon general's office, the Civilian Volunteer Medical Reserve Corps and the National Association of County and City Health Officials, is a boost to the city's public health emergency preparedness plan.
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The Kanawha-Charleston Health Department must be doing something right when it comes to vaccinating the public against the H1N1, or swine flu, virus.
The National Association of County and City Health Officials, in conjunction with the federal Centers for Disease Control have asked the department to make a special national presentation on how it has successfully planned, managed and executed massive swine flu clinics in county schools.
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The El Paso County Department of Health and Environment has been recognized by the National Association of County and City Health Officials as "public health ready" and will be part of the 2009 Preparedness Summit in San Diego, Calif.
The award follows a review of the department's planning and preparedness for potential public health emergencies -- ranging from infectious diseases to bioterrorism to natural disasters.
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FARMINGTON -- The Davis County Board of Health plans to add its voice to the growing ranks of dissenting groups that oppose the implementation of voluntary national accreditation standards for local health departments.
Recently, the health board voted to oppose accreditation, which is supported by the National Association of County and City Health Officials, the National Association of Local Boards of Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.